Article: The Bank Job; Helluva heist

Small-time British hustler Terry Leather gets a hot tip on a bank heist, which opens up a world of scandal involving all echelons of society, right up to the royal family. Cast: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows. 110 minutes. (R)

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CHRISTIAN MATSON-ALVIREZ, 25, Wauwatosa

Cheers Jason "I can't break out of my typecasting" Statham is in his element, running around and being action-packed.

Boos Overdone plot leaves little to the imagination. Heavy British accents and slang make it difficult to comprehend the dialogue. It's been a few days, and I still don't know what "flog the ruddy muttonhole" means.

Good if you like . . . Woody Allen's "Small Time Crooks" combined with "Ocean's ...

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